Deteriorates (4)

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rots

'deteriorates' is the definition.
(rotting is a kind of deteriorating)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rots that I've seen before include "Decomposes" , "Decays" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Star Tribune and The Mirror.

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